Circe (Circe) tumefacta Sowerby 1851 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Circe tumefacta

Belongs to Circe (Circe) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007

Sister taxon: Circe (Circe) scripta

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Malekula [Malua Formation] (Pliocene of Vanuatu)

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